Woman fatally injured by bicycle rider at Third and Grace
Mrs. James A. Farley mother of two and bookkeeper at The Morning news, 307 North Fifth street, was struck by bicycle rider Wileywood Newkirk, 19, on Third Street near Grace. She is in very grave condition at James Walker Hospital with probable skull fracture. Newkirk is jailed on reckless riding charges as investigators question whether a street race occurred.
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A. Farley
North Fifth Street
Newgirk
Farley
Third
Grace Streets
Atkinson
Newkirk
J. J. Moore
Walnut Streets
Third Street
Mrs. Farley
Grace
Twin Beds to Open 1917 18 Season at Academy
The Academy of Music hosts the season opener next Saturday with two performances of Twin Beds, matinee and evening. The popular comedy attracts large crowds and returns have been requested in many cities. Manager Bailey reports a promising slate for the year at the remodeled Victoria.
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Academy
Academy of Music
Victoria
Bailey
Red Cross Fund Aims for Victrola For Soldiers
Red Cross Chapter members raise funds in Southport to purchase a Victrola and records for the fort soldiers. They plan to buy a closed machine due to the damp air and send it to Southport soon, with contributions directed to Miss Mario Grainger. No canvassing necessary as contributions come in.
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Red Cross
Red Cross Chapter
Southport
Mario
Grainger
Feaur
False Alarm Ties Up Fire Crews At City Intersection
Three firefighters answered alarm 24 at Fifth and Cross streets last night but found it to be a prank. They returned disappointed and resentful of the Alecky mischief.
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Fifth
Spirit of Co operation to Back Corn Show in November Event
Home and farm demonstrators from ten counties will confer with the executive committee at 2 PM at the Chamber of Commerce. Major Joseph W. Little says the meeting will lay the foundation for strong cooperative work and plan subcommittees to boost interest attendance and better exhibits for the November 6 to 9 event.
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Chamber of Commerce
Joseph W. Little
Little
Winter Park Baptist Sunday School Honors Two Patriots
The Winter Park Baptist Sunday School adopts resolutions praising Devereaux Haigh Maultsby Jr and Arnold Benjamin Page for enlisting in the cavalry and aviation corps. The document pledges to remember them in thoughts and prayers, send copies to families, and frame a copy in the Sunday School room.
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Winter Park
United States
Cavalry
Aviation Corps
Sermon Series on War Problems Continues Tonight
Rev Dr J J Hurt continues his series on the world war with a talk titled Fighting at Home or Some Unappreciated but Essential Factors in Success. This second sermon follows last Sunday's address and will run through the month. All are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Hurt
John Later
Hurt
First Baptist Church
Dr. Hurt
Clifton Kay Arraignment Expected In September Term
The September term of Superior Court opens Monday at 10 a.m. with Judge W. A. Devin presiding. Major cases include the Clifton Kay assault on 11 year old Annie Van Bavel and the Emanuel Roderick murder case. Roderick is charged with killing his wife after an on porch shooting. The docket also includes Edward B. Johnson embezzlement from the Knights of Maccabees. A large panel of jurors is summoned.
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Superior Court
W. A. Devin
Oxford
Devin
Emanuel Roderick
Kay
Edward B. Johnson
W. A. McGowan
Miss van Bavel
James Walker Memorial Hospital
Harlee Bellamy
Bellamy
Roderick
Clyde Line
Wilmington mobilizes single soldier to Camp Jackson
CHS Army departs as Charlie W Fulford, 23, becomes Wilmingtons five percent of the first draft. He leaves for Camp Jackson Columbia S C to train for an expected showdown with Germany while the selective draft board watches and wires officials about Wilmingtons advancing forces.
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Wilmington
Selective ‘Draft Board
Masonic Temple
Camp Jackson
Columbia
S. C
Bill Hohenzollern
Germany
Charlie W. Fulford
Mr. Fulford
Selective Draft Board
J. A. Taylor
Co. C. Chadbourn
Union
Coast
Crowder
Fulford
Favord
Urged Attendance at Second Advent Church Meeting
Announcement calls every male member of the Second Advent church at Sixth and Church streets to attend a Wednesday 8 pm meeting. It notes matters of parish importance to be discussed and disposed of and stresses absolute imperative attendance.
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Second Advent Church
Sixth
Church Streets
One Drunk Convicted Before Recorder Harriss
Three defendants appeared before Recorder George Harriss for alleged sins of omission and commission. Only one, a white man, was arraigned and convicted for imbibing too freely. He was allowed to depart after paying costs. Maggie Patrick, a dark skinned woman, faced larceny charges for allegedly stealing bottles of root beer, but her case was continued to Monday. Henry D. Burney, a colored man, faced similar larceny charges.
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Harriss
Bar of Justice
George Harriss
Maggie Patrick
Henry D. Burney
Deed Filed Transfers Lot in Carolina Beach
The only deed filed for record yesterday conveyed lot No. 2, block No. 47, Carolina Beach from the Hanover Transit Company to C. J. Niggel of Columbia South Carolina. The consideration was $100 and other valuable considerations.
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Carolina Beach
Hanover Transit Company
C. J. Niggel
Columbia
S. C
Soldiers of Wilmington Light Infantry Return Home
Rumor of deployment to France faded as members of the Wilmington Light Infantry arrived in the city. Relatives and friends greeted the suntanned, well–drilled soldiers back from Fort Caswell, displaying good health and upbeat spirits after intensive training.
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Wilmington Light Infantry
Fort Caswell
France
Nan
Teachers Institute Opens Tuesday in New Hanover County
The New Hanover Teachers Institute will open at 9 AM Tuesday at Hemenway school for white teachers and at Williston Industrial school for colored teachers. Prof D F Giles will lead white instruction with Prof Virgo supervising the colored session. All county teachers must attend unless they show recent summer school or institute attendance. Certificates will be issued.
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Teachers’ Institute
New Hanover
Board of Education
D. F. Giles
Raleigh
Giles
Johnson
Gastonia
Hemenway
Williston Industrial School
D. C. Virgo
Catlett
Pamlico Drafted Men Denied Dinner on Q M Cards
Six Pamlico county draftees en route to Camp Jackson were refused meals at five city cafes when their government issued sixty cent Q M cards failed to be honored. They ate at The Center after Manager Myers intervened, underscoring how hunger followed them toward training to face a common enemy.
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Pamlico
Pamlico County
Camp Jackson
Columbia
Quartermaster Department
Myers
Covey of Aeroplanes Reported Seen in Sunset Park
Residents of Sunset Park claim to have seen a covey of airplanes Friday afternoon causing talk on the streets. Skeptics doubt the sighting but several insist they heard propellers and saw the machines as a few residents say they disappeared west of the Cape Fear.
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Sunset Park
Cape Fear
Thomases
Foundation work begins on Victoria theatre site
Great quantities of sand are being carted away daily as foundation work progresses on the properties north of the Victoria theatre building at Second and Market streets. A large workforce is employed and building operations are expected to start soon.
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Victoria Theatre
Second
Market Streets
Second Street
Condition of Mrs. M. Lance improves after assault
Mrs. M. Lance, attacked and robbed of $20 in a vacant house near Sunset Park on Friday morning, shows marked improvement. Sheriff’s deputies and a large posse searched the area for the unidentified assailant, seen crossing the Carolina Beach road. progress is limited and many volunteers have paused the chase. Separate Navy-era notice: Pythians to receive metal badges for enlistment, bearing lodge insignia and owner name, to honor service and aid identification if wounded.
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M. Lance
Carolina Beach Road
Sunset Park
Arnold Stovall
Carolina Beach
Gum Branch
Lance
Uncle Sam
Wilmington
Drunk Patron Is Happily Disarmed Without Arrest
A cafe scene ends with two police officers stopping a drunken man about to leave without paying. He searches frantically for money and mistakenly exits with another’s coat, but no arrests are made. The incident underscores his impaired state and the cafe’s calm resolve.
Very Good Eddy Musical Comedy Booked for September 22
Manager Bailey of the Academy of Music booked the musical comedy Very Good Eddy yesterday by wire. The company will perform Saturday afternoon and evening September 22, with Bailey calling the booking a fortunate catch for the venue.
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Eddy
Bailey
Academy of Music
New Depot at Burgaw Opens for Atlantic Coast Line
Patrons of the Atlantic Coast Line praise Burgaw new station offices of local agent G. Kornegay are well appointed cool and comfortable waiting rooms airy and pleasant the station cost a little over 5 000 dollars and is a notable town addition.
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Atlantic Coast Line
Pender Chronicle
Burgaw
Atlantic Coast Aerial Road
Root Cogswell Wedding Unites Prominent New York Families
Albany September 9 wedding unites Ledyard Cogswel of Albany and Edward Wales Roos son of Elihu Root. The ceremony at Fernbrook, home of Henry Manning Sage, ties Cogswels to Sage family prominence and New York banking circles. Root, Hamilton College graduate class of 1905, formerly a reporter, now studying law. the couple plans to live in Washington where Root works on national defense. Ernie Shore of the Red Sox has not pitched much since June game with Washington.
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New York State National Bank of Albany
African Bankers’ Association
New Yo State Bankers’ Association
Root
Ser
Hamilton College
Tim
New York
Biradal
Washington
M Root
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Robert Barefoot, Jr
R. M. Kerman
Wash L. Stone
Richard M. Bryan
Geo. R. Piner
A. L. Vann
Clayton Horne
Jesse S. Williams
R. D. Whaley
E. B. White
Harry Webb
Z. W. Whitehead
James H. Westerman
W. P. Woodcock
Marion F. Williams
B. W. Arrington
J. L. Wilcox
Thos. A. Worthen
W. T. Simpson
W. A. Woods
Fred Westmoreland
W. Westeman
W. B., Williams
Theo. Schreder
C. L. Skipper
J. H. Teachey
Louis Slossberg
M. Shrier
Alfred W. Smith
Geo. C. Simmons
H. P. Smith
C. H. Sidbury
J. Franklin Smith
W. D. Scott
Geo. S. Truelove
George Sloan
CHS
The
Wilmington Savings & Trust Company
Princess Street
C. E. Taylor
J. W. Norwood
H. Watters
J. L. Williams
W. H. Moore
J.G. Thornton
Pythians
WIRE
Ernie Shore
Red Sox
SMITH
Commerce Trust
Ameuacain
Smith Motor Truck Corporation
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